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81% of women are more concerned about the health of their loved ones (spouse, parents, children...) than their own...

81% of women are more concerned about the health of their loved ones (spouse, parents, children...) than their own...

77% put off going to the doctor, while only 38% go for regular check-ups. They tend to minimize risk factors, and 80% are unaware of myocardial infarction symptoms specific to women. This study was carried out by Elabe for the AXA Prévention Association, which is the partner of Agir pour le Coeur des Femmes for the Bus du Coeur des Femmes. https://www.axaprevention.fr/sante-des-femmes-etude-axa-prevention. Let's take care of ourselves and make our health a priority

 
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Claire Mounier-Vehier speaks with Mélanie Gomez on Europe 1

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Is this a ticking time bomb? Since the coronavirus crisis began, health professionals have seen a drop in emergency department admissions throughout France. “We’ve had a sixty percent decrease in hospitalizations,” said Prof. Claire Mounier-Vehier, MD, head of the heart and lung institute at [...]

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The National Observatory on Women's Health, 4th Edition

The latest edition of the ONSF’s *Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes* highlights a sad reality: every year in France, more women than men die from cardiovascular disease. The reasons for this disparity are well established: risk factors that exist yet are overlooked, gaps in care, and a lack of [...]

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Lipedema: a conference to improve understanding and action in New Caledonia

Held on October 5 at the South Province Auditorium in New Caledonia, the conference dedicated to lipedema raised public awareness of this still little-known chronic disease, which affects approximately one in ten women. Often triggered or aggravated by hormonal changes, it causes pain, swelling, [...]

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